Short Films Block 3 w/ Filmmaker Q&A

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Main Theater
Date and time: 
Saturday, October 2, 2021 - 1:00pm

Saturday's lineup of shorts continues the cinematic madness in short form! See independent short films from all over the world, ranging from direct adaptations of stories by Lovecraft and his contemporaries to original stories that couldn’t exist without the influence of cosmic horror. Q&A with attending filmmakers follows.

 

Diving Bell

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Kyle Brewis, Josh Klaassen
starring
Lyle Franklin, Joanna Griffin
8 mins
 | 2020
 | Canada
 | English
 

A mysterious sailor is probing a high valley lake for the unknown, but is unaware that what he is trying to find has already found him.

 

The Statement

Directed by
Owen Imgrund
starring
James Finn, Matt Wilhelm, Jeffrey Peterson
15 mins
 | 2021
 | United States
 | English
 

After investigating an Elder cult's meeting place, a professor wakes to find himself in an interrogation room with a grotesquely scarred hand.

 

R'lyeh

World Premiere
Directed by
Rion Smith
starring
Melissa Miles, Paul Sobrie
10 mins
 | 2021
 | United States
 | German
 w/English subtitles

A German explorer brings his wife with him to the jungles in South America on the hunt for a lost city. Frustrated, hungry and tired, she wants the expedition to come to an end, but he pushes them closer to their goal.

 

The Abyss of the Soul

US Premiere
Directed by
Guilherme Daniel
starring
Ana Vilela da Costa, Nuno Nolasco, Carlos Fartura
18 mins
 | 2021
 | Portugal
 | Portuguese, Portugal
 w/English subtitles

A father is hypnotised in his death bed with his own method, and suspended between life, death and dream.

 

The Ferryman

US Premiere
Directed by
Nick Losq
starring
Nevin Millan, Anna Trebunskaya
5 mins
 | 2019
 | United States
 | English
 

While on his long journey home, haunted by the life he abandoned, the Ferryman is violently warped to a mysterious, ancient world. He must now face the ultimate test: succumb to the darkness that invades his mind or continue to fight to honor those he loves, even if triumph comes at a price.

 

Witch's Heart

US Premiere
Directed by
Marco Baroni
starring
Stefano Gianino
8 mins
 | 2021
 | Italy
 | Italian
 w/English subtitles

Middle Ages, witch-hunt are out of control in Europe, a man accused of witchcraft desperately takes refuge in a forest, but the real danger to escape from is a sinister legend, more menacing than reality.

 

All the Flowers That Cut Through the Earth

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Ward Crockett
starring
Josh Bywater, Callie Johnson
33 mins
 | 2020
 | United States
 | English
 

As a man searches for his missing fiancée, he encounters threatening supernatural forces that make him suspicious of her true identity.

Owner: 
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland, OR